I think it's a done deal that it's Luck to Indy regardless of what happens with Manning.

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The whole world loves neophyte athletic tight end Jimmy Graham from Miami with the 95th pick. "Best pick in the draft,'' one AFC coach told me. "Give him time, and in that offense, he'll be better than [Jeremy] Shockey by the start of next year.''

“We know that no matter the adversity, be it the lockout, be it the suspension or be it a hurricane, our men will pull together and defend the honor of this city. We’ve shown we’ve been able to do that.” - Jabari Greer

I thought I read something that said this year's #1 pick will garner 6 future #1's. That's tempting.

It is VERY tempting. 6 picks is alot. But, someone else pointed out something to think about. If you look at ANY 6 1st round picks the Colts have taken in the past 15 years, Im sure they would trade all of them to get Manning as a rookie again. There really isnt a price I wouldnt pay to get a franchise QB

Good for the Colts for throwing the game against the Jags.
It's going to be a cluster **** in Indy regardless. Peyton is done, his arm is going resemble Chad Pennington at his worst when he comes back.

Luck is going demand a trade during the draft OR threaten to sit out the season if the Colts draft him AND keep Manning.

I can't see Andrew Luck sitting out because they keep Manning for a season to help develop the rookie and disrespect Manning that way. He would get killed and beat up worse than David Carr did in Houston.

Even if Peyton is healthy can you honestly pass up a player that has a pretty good shot of making sure your franchise is relevant for the next 10-15 years? We've seen time and time again that the great play of a QB can keep an otherwise mediocre team in the spotlight and in the contention. The chance to get another guy to do that would be awesome, and they would still be able to do something with Peyton, say maybe let Peyton start next year and then do a trade or just trade him right now for a king's ransom as well. Honestly I don't think the short term benefit of getting that other great talent is worth more than getting a guy who I think is going to be phenomenal in the long term and make your team a threat for the future instead of making your team more of a threat right now.

There is only one option here. Take Luck and just work through the other junk.

Ding, ding, ding. The NFL draft really begins at the Rams pick. Do they take Matt Kalil or hold the #2 pick hostage for RGIII if a team is willing to trade up for him?

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The whole world loves neophyte athletic tight end Jimmy Graham from Miami with the 95th pick. "Best pick in the draft,'' one AFC coach told me. "Give him time, and in that offense, he'll be better than [Jeremy] Shockey by the start of next year.''

“We know that no matter the adversity, be it the lockout, be it the suspension or be it a hurricane, our men will pull together and defend the honor of this city. We’ve shown we’ve been able to do that.” - Jabari Greer